In my experience. Once you pass $100 Bluetooth rarbuds it drifts onto diminishing returns territory. Once the Active Noise Canceling feature started to get passed down to sub $100 earbuds then the more premium ones started to look less and less appealing unless you hop on a good sale.
The IEM selection has been getting pretty good lately as well.
The “immigrant” group to shit on changes every so often where I live.
But when it changes the SAME rumors get saddled on to the new group.
“X group eats pets, better be careful around them.”
“Y group will take your dog and butcher it. Better be watchful”